Rickardsville Iowa Map

About Rickardsville, Iowa

Rickardsville is a locality in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is a small community with a population of 202. The population density is 85.1 people per km². Rickardsville is located at 42.5833°N, 90.8840°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rickardsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 52039.

Rickardsville occupies a quiet prominence atop the high, fertile plateaus of eastern Iowa, where the land stretches out in long, measured swells of corn and soybean fields that seem to breathe under the shifting prairie light. It lies 12.6 miles west-northwest of Dubuque, IA (from Dubuque, IA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 8.3 miles northwest of Asbury. The earth here is deep and dark, yielding to the ancient, rhythmic erosion of the North Fork Little Maquoketa River, which carves a patient path through the limestone bedrock just a mile away. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy silhouette of Balltown Ridge, a silent guardian that watches over the descent into the quiet shadows of Stegar Hollow. The air carries a crisp, unadorned clarity, especially when the sun dips low, casting a long, amber glow that transforms the simple geometry of silos and fence lines into something starkly elegant.

Settlers of German and Scandinavian descent first broke this soil to cultivate a life defined by the seasons, establishing a legacy of hard-working agrarian independence that remains the pulse of Rickardsville today. Local life is tethered to the slow turn of the harvest, with the economy finding its primary strength in the bounty of the surrounding fields rather than the transient noise of commerce. Residents often look toward the wider world through the lens of a quiet, literate civility, occasionally seeking the solace of nature at Bankston Park or walking the path of the Heritage Trail to reconnect with the landscape. While Snyder Slough sits further off, the water that feeds the region’s veins remains a vital, unseen presence, grounding the people in a geography that demands both patience and respect for the seasons.

About This Rickardsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rickardsville, Iowa. Coordinates: 42.583331, -90.884018. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Rickardsville includes the ZIP code (52039), telephone area code (712), county seat of Dubuque County (Dubuque), and school district assignment (Western Dubuque County Community School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.